Here's what analysts are saying about the 'absurd' plunge in Glencore stock

Investors are worrying how the company will deal with its huge net debt pile, worth $30 billion (£20 million), as copper prices fall. Glencore is not especially profitable.

The good news is that the stock has sunk so low that analysts are now mostly bullish: They think the selloff has been overdone. (One called it "absurd.")

The bad news is that they mostly agree that the picture will change if copper and other commodity prices go lower.

Here's a round-up of what mining analysts are saying about the company's prospects.